Ice-cream-cone-baking machine



May 6, 1930. A. BENBlNls-rl 15,757,556

I ICE CREAM GONE BAKING MACHINE Filed April 27, 1928 YArianna: BENBINISTI, or Nnw YoRxQ-iv. fx. f QYOBK Patented May 6, i930 ATENT oFFl-cE AssiGNoR 'ro NIssIN GEnsHoN, or NEW 1v.V Y.V i

ICE-CREAivi-conn-BAKING' MACHINE Application filed Apri1`27,

This invention relates -to machinesv'or bakingthe dough forming sheets kof ice-'cream cones and the like.--

Among the objects of the present invention it is aimed to provide an improvedv machine for baking the dough forming'v sheets of icecream cones,'which machine vissprovided with Vmold plates Vfor carrying'thedoughgand Ywhich moldv plates during the baking process: are actuated through an endless path but dispense with the use ofV a conveyor, "Aconveying chain or the like for supportingorv carryingthe mold plates during ,the` baking process.

It is still anotherobject of the present vin.-v

vention to provide an improved machine for baking the dough forming sheets of ice-cream cones and the like having a plurality of mold plates for carrying the doughduring` the baking process in which each set -of mold plates are removably associated with the machineso that when it is desired to repair a mold platey or set of mold plates or to clean the same, such single set of mold plates can readily be re"l o moved from themachine without disturbing the remaining mold plates and canagain bey replaced without: the use ofany tools or thel like. 1 Y e n It is still another object ofthe vpresent invention to provide an improved machine for baking the dough forming sheets ofice-cream cones having a'plurality of mold plates forv carrying the. dough `during the baking proc-V ess in which eachV set of mold plates singly, or

a plurality of themor the entire series,can

be removed when it is desired-to repair or clean any part ofthe machineandthesame again .replaced` without the use of Aany `tools or the like. To this end it is still further an object of the presentinvention to provide Yan improved machine for baking i the dough y y 14 extending through the standards 3 and 4 forming sheets of-ice-.cream cones having a plurality of mold plates for carrying the dough during the Vbaking -processin which access to any part ofthe machine relating to` thev driving mechanism, mold plates and the 1 like can be readily effected Without thefuse v of any tools or the like.

It is still anotherobject ofthe present vin-rk vention to provide an iinprmfedbakingmaa journal boxes 10 and l tive to the i 1792s.,Y vsemi nantaise.

ice-cream cones, which machine is provided with a plurality of mold plates that are acprocess, which machine can b'eproduced at machine'arereduced to a minimum.f Y These and other features, capabilities and advantages ofthe present inventionwill ap-V g. pear. from the subjoined detail description of one specific embodiment thereof illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which--k Figure l is a plan of the complete machine; Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same partly a in section;

Y gig; is a section on the line 3*-3 of Fig.

Fig. 4`fis `an enlarged fragmental detail showing the vassociation of the mold plates with one oftherotors, the one transferring. themold plates from thelower heating cham'- ber to the upper heating chamber. y l

InV `the embodiment illustrated, ythere are Yprovided two pairs of end supporting 'standardsl, 2, and 3, 4. VThe standards 1 and V2 stantially equal to the distance the standards 3 and'4 are spaced from one another andare fchine for baking the dough forming sheets of I tuated in an endless path during the baking f Y55,Y comparatively lowV cost, and `which is reduced .toV atminimum number` of working; parts e whereby inrturn Y the"swearingV parts of the" are spacedfrom one another a distance subv soL anchored insuch spaced relation byk any suitable means, not shown. Thefstandards Vl'and` `2 are further provided withY journals?) and 6 inalinement with one another toreceive` vthe shaft 7. The standards 13 and 4 are provided with outwardly extending brackets 8 and 9l-on whichy are slidably: mounted theV 11 in which is supported the shaft 12.' '1 t y 'l V Y The ournal boxes 10 and 11 are operatively connected with the adjusting screws 13 and.

whereby' the position of lthe shaft 12 rela-Y adjusted. I Y Y On the shaft. 7 therewis xeda sprocket wheel l5 which is connected by means of the positionof `the shaft 7 may be i Y sprocket chain '16 with the sprocket wheel 17 i mountedon the shaft l2. The shaft? is also` rffiid with@ gear .1,8 in mQeli-.W1th'the-ssr-- n, of the belt 27 to the pulley 28 ofthe`shait29 `r of the motor M. The large gear 23, also on the shaft 20, is operatively co'nnected to `'the'- shaft 30 of the dough feeding pump P.

The shaft is also provided Withapulley 3l "which ifs Comm-ted by the'belt, 32mm the vention and it is thereforefbelieved 'suintnejnitorivi.

,form contacting aees -ortheladjacent mold @nasafre-thefraeevefor @ach `meid pine of :lineareradjacent to thee-maal 1 aan wehe, insidel 11a-reef, 'there is exea 'a roi tor 33. f A frotoi' '34`si1`nilar'tofthe rotor 33 is" j Tothe inside ofthe standards 3 and 4the`re a're prvicle'dsimilar rotors 35V Yan`d35.

per ends above 'ther-shafts? and '1e ther-eis providedl the rail member 36having`an upper Y frange member avarie a 'idear-flange mem- Lflothejirrslid eiffel@ 'startende stantiarJd-4 there is also provided a rail member 39,

wbiehfnkewise @Kanawha-@ehe Shaft 7 and' shaft 12, wvliichrail member39 has an upper. flange 1nember-40 and alower: ange membei41-- rlfhe upper fl'ange member l 317 extends from the rotor 33 :to the rotor'35 and aroundV their peripheries down toandcontinues into thel lowerlangemember 42 o f'the rai-l member143- The-lower-lange 1330i therail' member 36 eX- ten'dsfto 'the zperipheries of the rotors 33.-.a'nd

35fan'd-is opposed at itsends by -suchrotors kThe np'perfiange 40fof1tl1er'a'il member 39A simil-arly :extends around the .perip'beries of.

the rotors '34 and 35 Vdovvnl` to and continues intozthie -loiv'erfflangej44 of the rail lr'nember 45, Whlle theloWer flange 41 of the rail mem-- ber 39ezrtends .to the: peripheres fofjtherotor-sf 34 and 235 'and -'isi opposed at "its yends by above--tlie 'shaft -7 outsideoftheperiphery of are ad@ [e4 aneth-@n dem fbejiow are ma of the periphery of the lrotor 35 to a level above the shaft 12.

The rail members 36 and 39 are adapted to receive the supporting rollers 4S, 49, and 50, 51, of the lower mold' plates 52 While these moldplatesf2 move throughthedoughfsupyply'ing station D adjacent to thedough sup- 'plying'pump P to the upper heating chamber H, and the rail Vmembers 43 and 45 support v the sleepporting rollers`48, 49,-and 50,51, of the lower vmold plates 52 While the mold 'plate'spassthreugli the lower heating chamber H. Y

The t'mold platesfconsist*essentially of the loiver moldpla-tes52, onthe face 53 of which, r see Fig 3,the"dough`i's 'rebeive'chandthe Vu'pfp'er moldplates or closure members;54, ea`ch of Which ishingedly connected toonefendofa lovverl moldfplzite 52`bythe liingedmember Tblerearandfront edgesgor faces ofthe-mold 5 2 'there are Apreferab ly secured{ afpai'iof4 bars 57. l58, theends of Ar'vhielfi areformed lto recam roller 60.

upperjheating eh'amber H to VVthe"lowerlieatchamber HptliefcamrollerGO Willrest on thelang'e 47zt'o -maintai'nthe mold 'plates' 54mv Closed position see Fig." 3.'

f The uppe'r'heaeng@bamber- H Consists es;

' sentially o'afnupper hood memberpreferably compesed ef sheet metal orthe 'like Chaving'a rear 1:61.iand` a Vfront `vvall 62 etendin'g from 'theadough supplying station D to the `right hand of the-maeline. 'Tghe Wall members'ffl and-62 have a hori'zontalftop Wall member -63 preferably' xedthere'to and van end Closed Wall member 64, the top Wall memplying station 11D and terminating `lat ithe end movablecover member' is hingedlys'ecured Y li'ingedm'embers 66, fthe front `'end of the top Wall V'member 65 restinglon the upper edge of thefrontfv'vall 62. The rearfivallineniber'l theloiv'erfburner tube. The'front vva ll 62 is preferably providedv with 'a 'fs'ki'rt menfbe'rVVV 68 extending down from 'thefvvallfmember I62v down lto and-beyond the burner tube V67. Y

Off the @eenderde l-aande to 'and beyond the outside of the standardsi an`d 4,fa'n d are pro'- wallV members i 69,.v there lare provided *wall p members 72 forming the housing 22 which is formed a curved `wall member7 6 which exextend rfromv the top ofthe wallmemebrs 69' to 'and beyond the burnertube 73, `and also" extend from the standards 3 and 4 tothewall members 74 ysecured to the standards ly and 2.

To either side of the-rotors 33 and 34, there f cured-to the standards 1wand2. Y

are vformed the wall members 75 whichware 'se-V To the edges of the wall members 75Sthere tendsfrom the cam 77 vdown to the end wall member 70. To eitherv side of thel rotors and v35 thereare formed the wall membersl 78 which are secured to the standards 3 and 4,.;

15 From the end wall members 64 of the'upper heating chamber H, there extends the curved wall member7 9 which is secured to theouter edges of the wall membersS and extends down to the vupper end ofV the endiwallY member 71. H i

Betweenthe wall'members 61 and 62 of the upper heating chamber -H, there is provided the burner tube 80 which has downwardly extending burner nozzles. Theburnertube 67, which is disposedben'eath the'level of the rails'36 and 39, vhas upwardly extendingburner nozzles. The. burner tubes67 and 8O extend from the doughsupplying station D to the standards 3 and 4.

' yThe burner Y tube 73, disposed between Vthe wall members 72,'hasdownwardly extending apoint adjacent the standards 41 and k2lrearwardly to the standards'3 and 4. The burner burner nozzles and extends from a' point adjacentto the Vstandards land' 2 to the V'standards 3 and 4'; Beneath the burner tube 73 and belowV the path of movement of the mold plates in the lower heating chamber, there is'V formed the burner tubeSlwhich extends from tube 81, as illustrated, has upwardly extend` ing burner nozzles. Theoburner tube 80 isconnected to the main conduit 82 'ofthe' gas y supply by means-of the4 short conduit 83. The burner tube 67 is connected to the conduit 82 by means of the conduit 84, and. by suitable connectionsthe burners17 3 and 8l are coneV nected to the conduit 85, whichl is connected tofthemain conduit 82.J

upperfend :of V A pump P. Y

From the 'left'v handlfrehe endfof the wall* members 6l and 62 of the'upper heatingchamber to .the upper end of the curved wall -member`76, the moldplates are exposed and no hood or housing providedto cover the samev during this portion of their 'path' of `movement which is Vgenerally `designatedas the dough supplying station. It Sis ofcourse understood that before the `mold platesreach the "position beneath Athe pump P, :the baked dough sheets must be removedandthistales place inthe location or situation'between the Fromthe upper end' ofi-the member 76 there extends the'cam member 77 whichhfusYY the rail members '4 fplained, will engage the the lwall member'76 and the an arcuate opening, cam'portion 77 and a L straight portion'7a extending above-'the path A of movementof the mold plates andbeyond r the pump P to the downwardly bent portion 771,D whichl extends downv and is connected'to' thel'bracket 86 secured to the wall member '68.

The'lcamlbarl77 isadaptedto extendinto the path of movement of the'rollersr() of the uppermold plates 544when theylpass the wall'- member76 so that theroller'- 60 will ride upon the"V caml bar.V 77 and raise the. upper.` mold f plates 54 as'they approach-thegpump P sothat the bakedy sheet Qcan here beremoved, and

maintain the upper mold'plates 54 in raised position a'sfthey-pass therpu'mp'P so that-a' fresh supply-of dough mayfbedischarged` Conto the thenllexposed lower mold plates 52.

As the mold plates continue in their 'move.

ment, -the cam barVV 77 will permit the; rollers j td thereupondescend andpermit the upper l rmold plates 54 vto resten: the lower` mold plates 52 as they` enter'thej iupper heating chamberH. p d Vhen the mold plates passintoithe upper heating i chamberv Hthey willfpass" between the burner tubes larn`d`r67g'and Athedough contained byl themlwill :be subjected to ,theiV baking' -treatment.- When the mold plates reach! the rotors' 35A and 35', Vtheywill pass from the railsv 36 and 39 onto therotors 35 Vand'35. Y. d 'd j i' l The notches 87 onthe-rotors 35`and35f are spaced from -one another a distance corre?VK spondingto the distance between two -adja centV rollers'of `the lower'` mold plates @52 iso;` that the notches 37V of the rotors'g35iand35" will receive ythefrollers of trhef 'lo;wer` mold plates' 52 as vthey leave the rail members 36' and 39,v actually carrying the mold-plates 152 and 54 around the rotors 135 and 35-downto Y 4 and 45 of the lower heat- In thelower heatingrchamber, las hereto- Y' V fore explained, the rollers l(SOvofthe upper l mold plates 54 willbe received by the flange'l 47 of Vthe rail member 46 and the-upper mold f l plates 54 will thereby be maintained inf en#v gagement withrthe lower'm'oldplates 5 4 vin 'In the operation ofthe machine as `above r described, 'itwilll appear that the number of moldjplatesw'ill be determinedlbythe length of the lpathmof' movement fromlthe rotors133,-

closedypositionfwhile,thevmold plates 52,54, pass between fthe burner tubes 73 and A81.V VWhen the mold-.plates 52-and 54 reachy the, rotors 33 and '34, they will leave ythe upper o flanges 88 of the .rail members43and 45, see f Fig-4,Y and be-.received by thenotches 89 of' Beware-1e eiilmembas 36, .3.9, .to .the rotors tha't by this ,combination andA association ofv parts, 4the imold plates ineed not be pei-ma-y nently z attached Eto g any chain" .orconveyoiy "supporting jrollers'on-` the other side of said...

and xthat Vwhen so f confined by Athe :flanges of 1.5,the rail member'sgthey `are independent .of

one another, arev exclusively guided by tliegY rail members and the-engagement with adj acentpairso moldplates, and can readily be removed from theqmachine' by, merely remov 20 -1ng a'fportion offoneiof-thefiiange members.v

For;this;pi1rpose,a portion of the flange member 4Q,fto wit'the portion;9O,-'dijsposedbeneathA the cover member 65, ishingedly'connected at 91. iGQnSeQuently, ,when the cover'niember 25 is y.open andl the .portioi'ig. 90 is removed, any

combination 'of mold'plates 52, 54,.disposed by fthe opening thusformed by the-flange Y portion 90. can then be removed,and likewiseV any, other setof mold plates'removed through 30` this opening by advancing the set of 'mold plates to be removed to such opening.

Y It is obviousthat variousfch'anges and modilications maybe made' to the-detailsof construction without kdeparting from the 'gen f 35 eral spirit o'fthe'invention as set forth inthe appendedclaims." `fIclaim: a: L" v 1. .In baking machine, i the combination with two setsof rail .-members,.one set, disposed adjacent to the other, two set-sof transferringrotors rotatable about horizontal axes,

a plurality of sets of mold plates, each set Y being/removable independent of eachother set Yand exclusively controlled. bygsaidrail Y.

members and the engagement with its adj acent'sets,the mold` plates of eachset being connectedto Yone another,-fone ,set of rotors being operatively associated with said sets otraill members to engage one of the'mold plates of a .set toftransfer themold plates fromone set ofirail v members tothe second Set of rail memf bers,theother set o'fcrotor'sbeing operatively associated v with -said rail `members to *engageV bers back to the-first set ofrailmembers, the setsotmoldplates. engaging adjacent sets ot plates along said rail membersfand heating chambers associatedwith saidrail members so that=the movementof said mold-plates'alongVv said frail members vwill cause ysaid -mold plates.

moldfpflate, ailuprlemld ilate-hingedly Cfo.-

Yan uppermold plate :hingedly Vconnectedv at oneside to one siderofsaidlowermold plate, j

yplurality of setsof moldjplates, Veach set of one ofthe moldfplatesof aset totransfer the; mold plates vfromfthe second setofrail mem- I. hingejdly. connectedznartitiomtoaord access:

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2: In a baking mamie-@fthe @estimation f with La heating Chamber, of-afllles Statica; e Pluralityef setsofmold `1Dlatessahrsetbef ing removable .independentot eachother-set, eachset of moldfplatesconsisting of a lower 75 nected at one side `I to lone. side of said :lower moldv plate, and supporting rollers* disposed.; at each side ofthelower'inoldlplate; a pair of parallel guide raiis'having upperandlower flanges one guide mil .engaging the Support-V ing -1 l1e1?s 0.11.01.m .Side 0f SadflOWGr 1190191v platesa'nd the otherguide railiengaging the.

fillingV stationfandsaidheatingI chamber. V;- and 4 actuators afor successively engagingthe lower moldplate of each set ltoimpart movementto I the same, saidfsets o tmold platesibeingfdisposed adj acentto one another so that the actu,- l ation ot one .willcausefthe uotherto advance withfit and exclusively guided byfsaidgguide f rails and th engagement with adi afitfmold platee 3. In la baking machine.,- the combination, witha heating chamloer,`.otv a lling station; a plurality of sets .of `moldplates,each set of mold plates consisting ofalower mold plate, V

supporting rollers disposed. latl each side O th' lower mold vPlate; guide. rails 'having upper and lower Aianges tol engagefthe suplporting rollers -,of f saidlower 'mold platesl to ancliorthe same against 'displacement and eX. tending throughsaidfillingstation.and said heating {chamberand actuators..for succes-f v sively engaging `ruoldfplates to 'ir'npart movement to the same,.saidmoldplatesbeing dispese'd adjacent ttoeo-.neeevthr- SO that the actuation of one will cause ithe others 'no :ad- Vance :with it, alportionof s aidguiderails. being. removably connected tofacilitate .re-. moval` of a set ofmoldplates from said guide rails. t v f f 4. In abaking'machine, thecombination withz iffheatingy chamber, of a filling station;` a

mold plates consisting of alower mold-plate, an upper 'mold .plate h-.needlv Connected at one ,sideV to onefsideot-said lower mold plate,4

and supportingrollers'disposedat each side of vthe lower Vmold plate; guide railshaving upper. and lower flanges tofengagefthe sup-$129 porting rollers of said .flower mold'plates'to anchorthe same against vdisplacement andextendingthroufghisaid filling station andsaid Y heating chamber; actuatorsxfor.successively g engaging-the;moldfplatesto impart movement 1.2.5 to the,same,.said-` mold plates being;disposed4 adjacent toy one. another so that the "actuation `of one will cause the others to advance'withit i a housingfor said heating Achamber having a chambers; main lower guide rails extending through the other of said heating chambers; actuating rotors rotatable about horizontal axes and disposed adjacent to the ends of said guide rails to transfer mold plates from one.

set of guiderails to the other; a plurality of sets of mold plates, each set of mold plates being removable independent of each other set and exclusively guided by said guide rails and the engagement with its adjacent sets having a lower mold plate adapted to be engaged by said rotors, an upper mold plate hingedly connected at one side to said lower mold plate, supporting rollers secured at the sides of said lower mold plate and cooperatingwith said guide rails, and a cam roller disposed at the free side of said upper mold plate; said guide rails having upper flanges and lower flanges and cooperating with said actuating rotors to engage said supporting rollers and anchor the same against accidental removal; an auxiliary guide raildisposed below said guide rails to engage said cam roller when said mold plates travel on said main lower guide rails to maintain a set of guide plates in closed position; and a cam bar operatively associated with said filling station to engage said cam roller and raise said upper mold plate to facilitate removing the bakedv dough sheet and feeding a fresh dough supply on said lower sheet. Y Y

6. In a baking machine, the combination with a lling station, of heating chambers; main upper guide rails extending through said lling station and one of said heating chambers; main lower guide rails extending through the other of said heating chambers;

rollers and anchor the same against accidental removal; an auxiliary guide rail disposed belowisaid guide rails to engage said cam roller when said mold plates travel on said main lower guide rails to maintain a set of guide plates in closed position; and a cam bar operativelyassociated with said filling f station to engage said cam roller andl raise said upper mold'fplate to facilitate removing 'the'baked dough sheet and feeding a fresh dough supply on said lower sheet, there being notches in said actuating rollers to engage said supporting rollers to impart a feeding action successively to said mold plates, said mold plates'being disposed in anendless row along said guide rails and actuating rotors,

each set :of .mold platesengaging its adjacent sets of mold-plates while' disposed onrsaid main upper and lower guide rails so that the successive actuation of said moldV plates by said rotors will cause the endless row of mold n plates to advance.

7 In a baking machine, the combination with a heating chamber, of a filling station,ia plurality of pairs of mold plates, each pair of mold plates consisting of a lower mold plate and an upper mold plate, the upper mold plate being hingedly connected at one side to one `side of said lower mold plate, a pair of parallel guide rails forming an endless path, each guide rail engaging and supporting one side of each lower mold plate to guide and support the same through said endless path, said pairs of mold plates being removable independent of each other pair, and actuators rotatable about horizontal axes for successively engaging the lower mold plate of each pair to impart movement to the same, said mold plates being exclusively supported by v said rails and the engagement with its adjaactuation of one pair will cause the others to advance with it. Y ALBERT BENBINISTI.

actuating rotors rotatable about horizontal axes and disposed adjacent to the ends of said guide rails to transfer mold plates from one set of guide rails to the other; a plurality of sets of mold plates, each set of mold plates being removable independent of each other set and exclusively guided by said guide rails and the engagement with its adjacent sets having a lower mold plate adapted to be enngedly connected at one side to said lower mold plate, supporting rollers secured at the sides of said lower mold plate and cooperating with said guide rails, and a cam roller disposed at the free side of said upper mold'- plate; said guide rails having upper flanges and lower flanges and cooperating with said Eged by said rotors, an upperrmold plate l actuating rotors to engage said supporting 

